His people can update the automatic signing machine and have an automatic apologizer:

Hello, [INSERT NAME], this is Prsident Obama. I wanted to apologize for [INSERT CONTROVERSY]. That must have been tough for you. Thank you for all you do for our country. Endeavor to persevere! Goodbye and best wishes.

It would be even more awesome if the inserted voice was synthesized and not Obama's.

There is a difference though. He is good at apologizing FOR OTHERS but not for himself. It is a mind game. If you say you are sorry THEY did it, then you have obsolved yourself of any responsibility and look good and magnanimous and you have deflected the blame on to the other person. That is what Obama does even when he is responsible -- the buck never stops with Obama.

No, the best move is not to return her call. He missed the best move about two weeks ago.

That's when conservatives first pointed to the double standard and hypocrisy when his SuperPac accepted the $1 million from Maher. Had Obama immediately returned the money and created a big publicity stunt by condemning Maher, he would have scored huge political points.

But it's too late to score any political points by returning the dough now. If he does so now it will correctly be perceived as pure, unabashed pandering.

All those highly paid geniuses who advise him how to campaign blew this one big time.

I don't think any president should be calling anyone about this stuff.

It's not his job.

What Obama should NOT have done is call Fluke in the first place, and calling Ingraham, Malkin, various Palins, et al., is not going to fix that mistake, especially since no one will think he's sincere anyway.

I also think it's a bit grasping of Bristol to jump on this issue in order to start her blog off with a bang (no pun intended), but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

He could just clear out his schedule and call all the women who've ever been offended by men. This should keep him busy and unable to break the economy for the rest of his term, plus the full four years of his probable next one.

Yeah, the one with the Muslim father and the Muslim step-father who attended some Islamic school when he was younger. It's shameful he got called a Muslim like that. The next thing you know they'll start saying he's half-white. NTTIAWWT.

I also think it's a bit grasping of Bristol to jump on this issue. . .

Nope. Make the enemy live up to his own rules, as they say. She smells blood in the water, and I applaud her for posting this, because frankly, it seems the Palin women are the only people willing to punch Little Black Jesus back twice as hard.

He's stuck. He can't call Bristol, because it would piss off his base, but more importantly, it would validate the criticism of Maher and the double standard. SCOAMF wants this whole issue to go away, and if there's anyone with any sense advising him - and I hope to Allah there isn't - the best thing to do would be to let this "slut / cunt" kerfuffle die on its own.

Who cares if this happened three years ago while her mama was calling Obama a Muslim etc..

You know, Roach, if you'd just stuck to "palling around with terrorists, you might have a leg to stand on, but without a cite, you're exposing yourself to be as much of a dishonest hack as Garbage.

But I do like knowing that there's a statute of limitations on vile language. So please note for future reference that on March 19, 2015, my statement calling Moochelle a ghetto trash twat will no longer be operative.

he can't. It's not his money to give back. It was not given to his campaign.

I'd like to see Obama take the offer to debate Sarah though. Maybe she could do it from her Hello Kitty Pretend Oval Office from Alaska. Mano-a-mano. No Lamestream Media asking gotcha questions, like, "what do you read?"

Did Bristol Palin manage to mangle the Maher "baby fell out" quote? The only similar Maher quote I can find uses different words, which makes me wonder if Bristol Palin understands the concept of quoting.

On the issue of free sterilizations for ALL college women, as mandated by Obama last week, Eric Holder was heard to say, "We need to do this every day of the week and just really brainwash people into thinking about babies in a vastly different way".

A bit later Icepick, true to his name, skewered roesch/voltaire's puerile mot thusly: So you are claiming that "Muslim" is a derogatory term similar to "slut", "cunt" or "twat"?

About an hour has elapsed and -- gee whiz -- no roesch/voltaire.

Notice the reference to Sarah Palin as "her mama," a weak attempt to diminish Bristol as a worthless hillbilly. I suppose in roesch/voltaire's social circle everyone calls his female parent mater (Why is it that persons who are so pretentious as to use mater pronounce the word as if it rhymes with Tater?)

Assuming there's an afterlife I wonder how the real François-Marie Arouet feels about lame-ass blog trolls appropriating his name and image? Unknowable. But I can assure everyone that the real Voltaire would never offer such an libelous comment without a rejoinder in his pocket.

Is anyone else besides me coming to the conclusion that Obama is really a bad campaigner? He's fine when he's agitating (in glittering generalities) for "change" but now that he has a record and a persona, everything he tries blows up in his face. Obamacare, Volt, spending, war on women and Limbaugh, FAIL.

Be careful what you wish for, community organizers. You will then be judged on results, not rhetoric.

Hey lady patriot, this is your President Barack. I just want you to know that you're strong. Some other guys might be giving you trouble lately. Maybe they're calling you a bitch. Or maybe a ho or a whore. A cunt, a twat, a slut. Trick, tramp, tart, hussy, bimbo, skank, broad, floozy, harlot. Or whatever. I just want you to know that I'm not like those other guys. I understand you, and you make me proud. Everyday you make me proud. Just wanted to let you know that. Take care, beautiful. You'll be on my mind.

Did Bristol Palin manage to mangle the Maher "baby fell out" quote? The only similar Maher quote I can find uses different words, which makes me wonder if Bristol Palin understands the concept of quoting

Hey lady patriot, this is your President Barack. I just want you to know that you're strong. Some other guys might be giving you trouble lately. Maybe they're calling you a bitch. Or maybe a ho or a whore. A cunt, a twat, a slut. Trick, tramp, tart, hussy, bimbo, skank, broad, floozy, harlot. Or whatever. I just want you to know that I'm not like those other guys. I understand you, and you make me proud. Everyday you make me proud. Just wanted to let you know that. Take care, beautiful. You'll be on my mind.

I'd like to see Obama take the offer to debate Sarah, though. Maybe she could do it from her Hello Kitty Pretend Oval Office from Alaska. Mano-a-mano. No Lamstream Media asking gotcha questions like "what do you read?"

Sounds good, garbage. But let's make it a fair fight. No teleprompter for Little Black Jesus. That way, the Lamestream Media won't trip him up when he's asked "how do you pronounce c-o-r-p-s-m-a-n, Barry?"

What does sterilization do? It means who don't take advantage of the program outbreed those who do. Who's gonna take advantage of such a program? Not conservatives or libertarians. Sebelius is obviously in cahoots with the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute.

I੩Dullard - Obviously, you think Bill Mahers public, televised attacks on a teenager are just fine, as long as the teenager is the daughter or son of a Republican. But, I bet you defend stupid cunts like Wasserman Schultz, or female law students who whore themselves out for the Democratic cause.

No, he shouldn't, nor should the PAC. Obama should just come out and admit that he's an asshole and that he only cared about the Fluke/Limbaugh thing because he needs a distraction from all the real shit going on, and so forth.

He could also add that upon reflection he believes that free speech is sacrosanct, that he supports Limbaugh’s right to call Fluke nasty names, that he also supports Maher’s right to call Palin nasty names, and besides, “Bitch had it comin’.” He could then go on to a 30 minute digression on the vaginas of the Palin women, based upon the trailblazing work of Andrew Sullivan. (Because who would know more about vaginas than a Catholic gay catcher journalist who just happens to be British - NTTIAWWT.*) At the end he could tell us how he’s doing on his NCAA brackets, whether or not he believes in the “Sheet of Integrity”** concept and if he still has a chance in the West Wing pool.

* Obama will do at least as well citing Sullivan as a reference on vaginas as he did using Wikipedia as a reference on Rutherford B. Hayes. He'd probably do better consulting with Ron Jeremy, though.

**Note to dumb fucks before you even go there, this is a sports reference that has nothing to do with the KKK. In fact, we’re not even talking about those kinds of sheets.

Last I heard Obama's sheet of integrity was doing quite well, like top 2% of the six million ESPN entrants. Good to know that the black Jesus is concentrating on the important stuff like college basketball and his golf game.

If it doesn't make it okay, then why did you bother to make the comment? What relevance does it have other than to show that you are a dickhead?

Oh John, I'm so sorry you don't understand a simple line of reasoning. Bristol Palin put her name to a public statement that quotes Bill Maher. However it appears that the attributed quote isn't accurate.

Obviously I can't help you if my investigation of facts and disdain for people who fabricate quotes leads you to form baseless opinions. In any case, thanks for taking the time to support your entry in the daily straw man contest. Good luck. :)

The $1 million is going to Obama's election campaign, regardless of how you spin it.

Bend yourself into a pretzel over that, it still stands that Obama can take $1 mil from his campaign warchest and donate it a few battered women's shelters or somesuch. I would be a simple thing to do while claiming "I'm taking the money Maher donated and..."

I don't think any president should be calling anyone about this stuff.

It's not his job

THIS ^

However, Obama doesn't seem to know what his job description IS.

He seems to think that he is King of the World. Somehow he is in charge of aspect of our lives from what we eat to how we should handle our health issues, birth control and what cars we should be driving.

He thinks we should be scolded into doing what he thinks we should be doing. Scolding the police for 'acting stupidly' and chastizing us for our religion and bitterly clinging to our guns. (All this overreach makes us want to cling even tighter)

None of these things are in his job description.

Perhaps, just perhaps, the President of the United States should concentrate on running the country and BUTT out of running our lives.

man! those Palin bitches play hard! She's gonna make you cry, B. That's what you get for your slam on the slut-shaming. If you just left those slut shamers alone, you would have been all right. She Alinskied your ass, bro. You been smacked. Poor, poor Obama. Try a little tenderness! You sensitive asshole. Put some cream on that.

Willard, take a look at the link to the Maher monolog provided by Alan Marcus and then tell us what you find not disgusting about it. If this is the statement Bristol was referring to, she indeed did misquote. In doing so, she did Maher a favor, since his actual statements are worse.

Particularly interesting in the clip are the shots of Bill's uncomfortable guests, none of whom have the guts to object to the host's slime. I also enjoyed the attack on the Republican candidates for being environmentally irresponsible because their families are too large. (No, he's not kidding about this.)

Maher is a pig. Pigs are just as entitled as all others to contribute to candidates and candidates need not decline the money of pigs. But perhaps the candidates and the pigs could refrain from politically driven sanctimony about others who act piggishly.

I will say this for Obama, I think he could beat Maher in a fistfight.

Let's decide the female honor on who has the best fistfighter. Actual boxers or other professional fighting athletes don't count because they have records and that takes all the fun out of the hypothetical comparisons.

Louis C.K. doesn't look like much of a fistfighter. Todd Palin looks like he could brawl.

Actual boxers or other professional fighting athletes don't count because they have records and that takes all the fun out of the hypothetical comparisons.

I disagree, you've just got to even the odds a little. For example, could Gina Carano take on all the people you mentioned? How fast could she take them all out? Throw Limbaugh in for good measure, and ask Gina how she would feel being called a cunt, slut, twat what-have-you. Then let the fun begin!

You know, kind of like the old story about the midget wrestlers taking on the tiger!

How is it that in real life Biden is the Vice President and not the guy who rings the bell?

That's easy. Because in real life the guying ringing the bell needs to ring the bell on time and then SHUT THE FUCK UP. When has Idiot Joey ever STFUed? You may as well just ask gravity to stop working for all the good it would do to tell Idiot Joey to STFU....

One thing I noticed in the last week - conservatives are starting to appreciate what Saul Alinsky had to say. Is this going to be a trend? Will Saul Alinsky be the new Ayn Rand to the right? The timing couldn't be better.

Maher is a pig. Pigs are just as entitled as all others to contribute to candidates and candidates need not decline the money of pigs. But perhaps the candidates and the pigs could refrain from politically driven sanctimony about others who act piggishly.

Original Mike, just remebeer what they're saying about the Super Pacs now, and kindly remind them of that when they're complaining about the Koch brothers ruining democracy latter this year. BOOKMARK THE QUOTES NOW!

For the record I have no problem with Amereican candidates getting and spending as much money as they want on campaigns with two provisos: First candidates should only be allowed to take money from people that can vote for them, and two all donations need to be publicized so we know who is buying the slimy sons-of-bitches running for office.

Decked out in full-on camouflage hunting gear, Nugent wielded two machine guns while raging, "Obama, he's a piece of shit. I told him to suck on my machine gun. Hey Hillary," he continued. "You might want to ride one of these into the sunset, you worthless bitch." Nugent summed up his eloquent speech by screaming "freedom!"

If Team D says to Team R, "How dare you call our teammate a slut?", and Team R replies, "Well, you call our teammates worse stuff all the time!", it makes no sense for Team D to respond by saying, "Yeah, well, so do you!"

See, the idea is to hold Team D to its own professed standards. Try to keep up.

Colmes scolds Santorum: Once [voters] get a load of some of the crazy things [Santorum's] said and done, like taking his two-hour-old baby who died right after childbirth home and played with it for a couple of hours so his other children would know that the child was real…

Let's see. Bristol Palin, yep. $1,000,000, yep. Bill Maher, yep. Obama, yep. Yep, they are all part of the original post. Ted Nugent? Not so much. GM's not winning the on Super Pac points, so time to go off-topic. Its a sad thing when talking points don't pan out the way they were promised to do.

The President cannot instruct the Super Pac to return the money, that is true. He can, however, loudly and vigorously state that he doesn't want the support of someone who uses words like that to describe a woman, and state that he doesn't want that persons support.

I admit, however, that it doesn't matter much to me whether he does so. I sort of doubt that he likes what Maher said, but figure he's made the political calculation to let it go, figuring it will help more than it hurts his chances at re-election. I've got other reason to not vote for him.

Poor edutcher. He keeps making my case for me, i.e., Bristol Palin, a person with no obvious talent or skills, has done a fantastic job of using her family connection and her teenage pregnancy to make a lot of money.

"One of the things I want [my daughters] to do as they get older is to engage in issues they care about, even ones I may not agree with them on," he said. "I want them to be able to speak their mind in a civil and thoughtful way, and I don't want them attacked or called horrible names because they're being good citizens."

So Obama wants his daughters and others to be able to speak their minds, even if he doesn't agree with them, without being subjected to "horrible names". That mean that yes, he does need to call out the assholes on his own side, or admit that he is just being a disingenuous bastard who is fine with nasty personal attacks just so long as they are against his opponents.

That's using the President's own explanation for his call. Claiming he meant otherwise is simply incorrect.

More Obama from the article I linked to in my previous comment: "What I can comment on is the fact that all decent folks can agree that the remarks that were made don't have any place in the public discourse."

So, Obama's lack of comment about similar remarks about others on the other side just means that Obama is a hypocrit and believes that Palin should be called a cunt and a twat, and that attacking her and her children is fair game. He ONLY comments on these issues to suppress his opponents, and rarely if ever calls out people on his own side. He has refused to man up on this issue and grow a pair, which ironically just makes him a dick.

Viewed thru a political prism, Mr Obama's demarch can be viewed as simply a tactic get try to get the women's vote. He has a lock on the black vote, but desparately need the women's vote for relection. Its not a bad tactic electorally speaking. Whether its enough, remains to be seen.

So, Obama's lack of comment about similar remarks about others on the other side just means that Obama is a hypocrit and believes that Palin should be called a cunt and a twat, and that attacking her and her children is fair game.

Yes, yes indeed! Obama believes that Palin should be called a cunt and a twat. That is a perfectly sane conclusion. o_O

heart willard--I dont quite understand you comment--could you flesh it out a bit? Miss Palin, and Miss Clinton, have been able to use their family names. I did not see Miss Clinton change her name. More power to them. I don't see where pregnancy is an issue. But YYMV. Both are doing quite well and I wish them both every success in the market place.

Poor edutcher. He keeps making my case for me, i.e., Bristol Palin, a person with no obvious talent or skills, has done a fantastic job of using her family connection and her teenage pregnancy to make a lot of money.

Thanks edutcher! :D

No, thank you for conceding she has successfully turned her life around after making a mistake, so, obviously, she is quite skilled and talented.

Miss Palin has a successful business, managed by her. Her fame may have gotten a foot in the door, but she still had to make it go, which she has.

As for using family connections to get started, the same could be said of Donald Trump and Bill Gates.

OTOH, all bathtub swabbie/♥ and the rest of their zany cartoon characters have yet to show they can do anything but mindlessly barf up KosKid talking points.

The moronic thing about the whole Fluke "controversy" is that we're spending so much time on it. The President and his lackeys could ask for nothing better. Instead of discussing the worst economy since the Great Depression, the worst sustained unemployment since the Great Depression, declining median incomes, declining real wages, energy policy, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and what to do about their potential bomb program, the cluster-fuck that is the Middle East generally after the Arab Spring has gone to Hell, Syria, trade policy with China, healthcare and its “reform”, and any number of other issues, we're discussing the significance of a radio jockey with an audience that is approximately 5% of the US population calling some semi-random woman a slut.

All discussion of this topic is a definite win for the Obama Administration and its worshipful sycophants, even if it does make the Obama look like a dick.

Miss Palin, and Miss Clinton, have been able to use their family names. I did not see Miss Clinton change her name. More power to them. I don't see where pregnancy is an issue.

Bristol Palin, high school graduate & teenage mom, was named Teen Pregnancy Prevention Ambassador for the Candie’s Foundation. Her only obvious qualification for the position was her teenage pregnancy.

Chelsea Clinton is a Stanford graduate, an Oxford graduate, a Columbia graduate, and a doctoral student at NYU. Although I have no doubt that she benefits from her family connections, she doesn't suffer from a clear lack of talent and skills as does Bristol Palin.

OTOH, all bathtub swabbie/♥ and the rest of their zany cartoon characters have yet to show they can do anything but mindlessly barf up KosKid talking points.

I don't read Kos, but obviously you must follow it quite closely if you can keep track of Kos talking points.

Frankly edutcher, I don't understand why you object when I give credit to Bristol Palin for making big bucks in spite of the fact that she has no obvious skills or talent. She's using her family name and her teenage pregnancy to make money. It's the American way, right?

Of course! I'm conducting a "war on women" because, as a woman, I have no respect for women. o_O

Really, edutcher, you write some of the most incredibly moronic things I've ever read on teh internets. That's a truly remarkable accomplishment, btw.

In edutcher's world, acknowledging Bristol Palin's lack of higher education and teenage pregnancy is the equivalent of conducting a "war on women." What a sad and dull world to inhabit. Poor edutcher. :(

Jess, that's brilliant! I'm not really a fan of that song (it runs about 8 hours, right?), but that was a fun link, and I can imagine watching Mitt trying to do that. It would be worth it to see the complete mystification on his face!

Also, I wonder if John Kerry could pull it off. He wouldn't, of course, because Uncle Ted is too reminiscent of Genghis Khan*, but I wonder if he could....

heart willard--you do appear to have a fixation on credentials--if thats your metric fine. Miss Palin, less the credentials you appear to put a lot of stock in, are much less important to me, than they are, apparently to you.

But do carry on. Miss Palin seems to be doing just fine from a financial standpoint. but, as always, YMMV

BTW heart Willard--given Miss Clinton's credentials: why is she working as a "correspondent" for NBC, and according to Huffpo, it isnt going well. Help me understand this, please. With all those credentials she should at least replace Ms Legard as president of the world bank. No?

[Palin] was named Teen Pregnancy Prevention Ambassador for the Candie’s Foundation. Her only obvious qualification for the position was her teenage pregnancy.

Her obvious qualification was that she's *famous*, silly. That's what all the "Ambassadors" for Candies are chosen for -- name recognition. The organization picks them based on their ability to attract attention to the foundation.

Did you think she was being dispatched as a diplomatic representative to Pregnoslovakia or something? :)

Heart Willard--here's my position: I think Miss Clinton has matured into a very vivacious lady and has survived her very dysfunctional parents. The fact that she went to all these schools, I submit has more to say who her dad was than her personal qualifications. But thats just me. Now her correspondent gig has gone tits up. She is clearly credentialed, but, based on performance seems to have fallen short of the mark.

"There are three branches of government. It would be nice if they would do their jobs."

IF ONLY!!!

Of course, most are terrified to take a stand against our first black president. The die has been cast that anyone that speaks out against this man is a racissssss!

Its a chilling situation, really, with the PC police everywhere (yet they have selective hearing, civility bullshit, etc.) and the press in the bag due to their at-risk access if they don't toe the line of the regime'.

The press has abandoned their post as sentinels of the people, we are in bass-ackwards times.

She’s not asking for an apology. She’s asking for her sympathetic phone call!

Are you kidding? She nailed Obama to the frickin’ wall.

His whole charade is falling apart. His "I thought of my daughters" sob story, his utterly dishonest ode to girlhood, his comment that nobody with any morals would laugh at what Rush said (I did!), and his declaration that he would set a better example, Bristol Palin blew him and his hypocrisy out the fucking window.

Now he is utterly exposed as a shallow, partisan hack who cares more about money than protecting the virtue of women.

And when liberals say, "oh, Sarah Palin, she's a politician, it's different," what the fuck can they say to Bristol? Other than, "oops, we are sorry."

Just so we're all clear on this: Obama is a jive turkey, ie bullshitter. Thus the jig would be up if he called Bristol Palin.

I still believe as a matter of constitutional law that articles of impeachment should be drawn up against President Obama, and duly presented - as opposed to assuming he'll be thrown out by the voters. Articles of Impeachment will serve to formally memorialize his acts of malfeasance and sedition, and demonstrate [fill in the blank] of the electorate.

I'm an old fashioned guy who likes the idea of just deserts for cowardly bullies.

Well, you're OLD, anyway.

What's with all this shit about Chelsea Clinton? She got made fun of plenty by comedians, when she was even younger than Bristool. And that was just on account of looks. That's seriously not meaner?

Any more of this premature hooting and hollering over Todd Palin's alleged rage and I'm going to conclude that he's suffering from some serious sexual deprivation. Thanks for sharing. I guess you knew something that I didn't.

And once again, thanks for proving how contemptuous you are of public opinion. Maher and the, you know, REAL comedians get laughs. Who knows what Rimjob gets from his gaggle of traveling salesmen and other assorted wage-slave zombies as they drive to and from work with the AM dial stuck on his station.

There is no such thing in America as a "conservative" or a Republican Party. Just a bunch of people who are defective at understanding humor and using reason.

OYou're trying too hard for too little effect. Your moral equalivancies fall very short.Your analysis is defective.This is not funny.Not even to a highly developed "liberal sense of humor." (which doesn't exist)It's just sad.

I may have to respectfully disagree. He's using the YouTube audience as arbiters of taste. Now that's funny!

I use it as an arbiter of popular opinion.

But it's funny that you're stupid enough to equate that with "taste", which as the yardstick you prefer, is arbitrary, personal, subjectively defined and opportunistic.

Which makes you rather like Bristool Palin.

I am however pleased to know that you are just as inept in your willingness to insult popular opinion when it comes to - no matter how tangentially - vaguely political matters. That certainly gives me hope.

Now go attend to your other snobby tastes and indefensible ethical judgments.

I'm sure they're just as tasteless as your own asshole. They call them "opinions" for a reason. As with assholes, everyone has one. You believe your own is special at the expense of exposing the nasty smell to everyone else.

I once worked for somebody with a Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge (UK) pedigree. Smart guy, but an utter boob in many ways. YMMV

Ya. Like, my mileage asks for specific failings (we all have them) and puts more stock in that than in a generic insult.

But this constant bashing of intellectual achievement is intriguing. You seem to not do it as persistently as the other "boobs", but maybe you can explain to me why your fellow conservatives are so contemptuous of intelligence generally. Why do they think wealth is a virtue (even for such obvious boobs as Paris Hilton) but that intelligence is beneath contempt. What is wrong with them?

I don't understand how cons can hold humans to be any more potentially noble and dignified than animals when they constantly berate some of the most important distinctions we have over mere beasts.

Having a university degree and being intellectual are not the same thing. Having a degree and being smart are not the same thing. Smart people don't have to cite degrees to prove their intelligence. Say something intelligent.

He hates Rush Limbaugh. It was like 30 days into his administrations that he was bitching about Rush Limbaugh.

The press hates Rush, too, of course. So the press was crucifying Rush over that prostitute analogy. Which, I insist, was fucking hilarious. "And we're the pimps!"

What Obama should have done is laugh about this with his aides. "That fat asshole stepped in it now!" And promptly forgotten about it. Because, you know, he's got shit to do.

But he couldn't resist calling her up. That was fake. That was fraudulent. "I thought of my daughters." Oh bullshit. She's fucking 30. She's not a little girl, she's not embarrassed about her sex life. Did Rush Limbaugh make her cry? No. Was she fazed at all? No. She's like, "he won't shut me up." She was enjoying the battle.

You thought you could participate. You wanted to pile on. "Poor, poor. little girl." So you called her up in a partisan charade. And released it to the press.

Tell me, Mr. Unifier, when you call up a girl--and we've established that you think of her as a girl--to express sympathy, do you leak it to the press?

Who told the press? And why?

And then at your press conference, you were asked about it. Because, you know, you leaked it to the fucking press.

So instead of talking about all the important shit you need to be doing, you decided to have an Oprah moment. So you made a lot of phony and pretentious comments about good behavior, and bad behavior, and how good people don't talk that way. And all the rest of the civility bullshit.

You have a deeply partisan streak, Obama. So much so that you interrupt your work to participate in talk radio.

Instead of recognizing how partisan you are, and how mean you can be, you are deeply committed to hiding it. You put up this utterly phony nice guy front.

And Bristol Palin pointed out, smartly and succinctly, just how phony you are. She pointed out your double standards, your hypocrisy, your phony calls to unity. She threw your civility bullshit and your feminist facade right back in your face.

You lie!

And the point of the Bristol Palin comment was not to get a sympathetic phone call from you. The point was to remark on the absurdity of your phone call to a victim of Rush Limbaugh. And the release of said phone call to the press. And the press conference where you tried, once and for all, to drive Rush Limbaugh off the air.

Now you've been exposed as a hypocrite, and you know it, and there's nothing you can do about it. You can continue the fraudulent sympathetic phone calls, and have your entire base mock you. (Althouse is not your friend!)

You can give the million dollars back, and have your entire base mock you again. (I'm not your friend, either!)

Or you can hunker down and hide as your minions try their hand at more misogyny aimed at the Palins. Yeah, Ritmo, call her trash some more. Or ignorant slut. Let loose your inner misogynist. Because it's all part of Obamaville now.

"An AFP report that President Barack Obama’s 13-year-old daughter, Malia, is spending spring break in Oaxaca, Mexico appears to have been completely scrubbed from the Internet news sites that first reported it. Pictures have appeared in Mexican magazine Quién.com allegedly showing Malia visiting Oaxaca."

After the Bush and Palin girls being fair game, it is a bit worrisome to me that someone at the White House was able to totally cleanse a number of left leaning "news" sites within hours of any news whatsoever of the Obama girl supposedly going to Mexico for an early spring break with maybe 9 friends and 25 Secret Service agents.

Most troubling to me is the cleansing, which means that a number of these sites not only pulled the articles within an hour or two, but gave no explanation whatsoever. Rather, you just got 404 errors. Or, directed you to the main site.

But, you do have to wonder why the Obamas sent their oldest daughter somewhere his government is advising travelers to avoid, and then having the taxpayers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide security for the trip. I do think that these are legitimate concerns of the American people, much more than the sexual or alcohol related, or supposedly related, antics of other children at this level. And, compounding this, this appears to be maybe the third vacation this year for the Obama daughter (and we are only in March), and they have all involved significant cost to the taxpayers.

My answer to the White House and the Obamas as to propriety of this being reported in the news is that if this were really of concern to them, the easiest solution would be to just keep their kids in school, where there is no extraordinary spending involved (and, where security is significantly cheaper, since it is semi-permanently installed). It is the Obama's fondness for expensive and exotic vacations at taxpayer expense that makes this an issue, and, I think, exempts the Obama daughters, to this extent, open for discussion in this area.